As Donald Fagen releases his next studio album, Morph the Cat, a number of notable guitarists will reinterpret the Steely Dan founders own back catalogue.
Produced by Jeff Richman, The Royal Dan will consist of 10 Steely Dan numbers reinterpreted by a number of well-known guitarists including Jimmy Herring (The Fex), Robben Ford (‘Peg’), Steve Morse (‘Bodhisattva’), Jay Graydon (‘Home at Last’), Al DiMeola (‘Aja’), Steve Lukather (‘Pretzel Logic’), Mike Stern (‘Dirty Work’), Frank Gambale (‘FM’) and Elliot Randall (‘Hey Nineteen’). Richman will lead the discs support back which features saxophonist Ernie Watts, keyboardist Peter Wolf, bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta.